Justus Bolster's obituary, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan

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                CIVIL WAR VETRAN OF FEDERMAN DIES

Justus Bolster, 89, Succumbs At Home of Daughter in Toledo;
Rights on Monday 9-2-33
>From the Monroe Evening News

Lulu, Setp 2., funeral services with military honors will be held for Justus
A. Bolster, Civil War veteran, at the Lulu Methodist Church Monday at 3p.m.  
and in his home in Federman at 1:30.

Mr. Bolster died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Peter Deshetler in Toledo,
Ohio, Friday morning.  Death was caused by the infirmities of age. He was 89 
years old.

Half a century or more of Mr. Bolster's life was spent in the vicinity of 
Lulu and Federman where he had a farm until his retirement about 15 years ago.

Besides the daughter, Cora in Toledo, he is survived by two sons, Edward of 
Grape and William of Petersberg.  Mr.  and Mrs Bolster had 13 children, 
17 grandchildren and 24 great grand children also survive.

His body was taken to his home in Federman Friday afternoon.  Burial will be 
in the Lulu cemetery.

Mr. Bolster was a member of the G.A.R. Post at Petersburg.  The Harry F. 
Bamm Post of the American Legion of Dundee will accord him military honors at
the funeral service, which will be conducted by the Rev.  Mr. Rhuele of 
Toledo.   Lefionnaires will act as pallbearers.

Mr. Bolster was born in Syracuse, New York, June 23, 1844. He married Miss 
Eva Farnsworth on March 5, 1870.  She died 2-15-1927.

Mr. Bolster enlisted as a private at the beginning fo the war in Company U of 
the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At the end of his two year enlistment he 
reenlisted and served until the conclusion of the war, being honorabley 
discharged November  23, 1865.

Twice Mr. Bolster was captured by the confederates and confined in a war
prison. He spent three months in Libbey prison as a war captive and nine 
months in the famous Andersonville Prison.

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